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HUGH SITTON
In the magnificent land where safaris were born, we
experience phenomenal game viewing and an insider’s
look at conservation in three renowned national
parks. Our charter flight brings us to vast Tsavo East
and a wilderness camp that gives us special access to
orphaned baby elephants being reintroduced to the
wild by the David Sheldrick Elephant Trust. Among the
red mountains of Samburu Game Reserve, we’ll look for
Kenya’s northern species, encounter Samburu warriors,
and meet an expert on lion conservation. Our grand
finale is the Masai Mara Game Reserve, where we revel
in the super-abundance of the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem
from our spectacular camp and learn about the latest
in cheetah conservation from a Mara researcher.
Up-close wildlife encounters, spectacular bush flights,
tribal cultures, incredible national parks—this is an
unforgettable journey in Kenya.
Days 1-3 Nairobi / Tsavo East National Park A spectacular
bush flight whisks us to Tsavo East for our stay at the David
Sheldrick Elephant Trust’s wilderness camp. Here we’ll be
introduced to the charismatic baby elephants of Tsavo, watch-
ing them as they bottle-feed, mud wallow, and interact with
the older elephants. This is probably the closest a traveler
could ever come to mingling right among African elephants
and our special access is amazing.
Days 4-5 Tsavo East National Park Exploring Tsavo
bushlands by 4WD vehicle, we keep an eye out for big herds
of “red” elephants along with Tsavo endemics such as desert
warthog and Peter’s gazelle. The Tsavo ecosystem hosts the
world’s last surviving viable gene pool of giant tuskers, and
we’ll meet with a Tsavo Trust conservationist to hear about
strategies to protect these elephants and the communities
of Tsavo.
Days 6-7 Samburu Game Reserve Flying north to Samburu,
a picturesque land of red earth and palm-fringed, cocoa-brown
rivers, we’ll meet the Samburu people, cousins to the Masai,
and head out to look for big game species rarely seen elsewhere,
including Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich,
and Beisa oryx. We also meet with a researcher from Ewaso
Lions, which works to protect Africa’s lion population.
Days 8-11 Masai Mara Game Reserve A scenic charter
flight takes us right to the Mara’s rolling grasslands amid
striking volcanic scenery. Our camp in a magnificent location
overlooking the Talek River offers some of the world’s finest
Big Five game viewing in the world’s best-known wilderness.
Depart on Day 11, or extend your journey with exciting gorilla
tracking in Rwanda’s Parc National des Volcans.
Meet orphaned baby elephants, learn how cheetah researchers work, and search for the Big Five
from our atmospheric safari camps.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Experience the wonder of the Masai Mara
Game Reserve from our superbly located
camp
• Meet the orphaned baby elephants of the
David Sheldrick Elephant Trust at our
Tsavo camp
• Look for Kenya’s rare northern species in
Samburu Game Reserve
• Learn about the latest conservation
successes in protecting Kenya’s elephants
and lions
DETAIL
• 11-day trip begins and ends in Nairobi
• 1 night hotel, 9 nights luxury tented
camps
• All meals included
DATES
Jan 3-13, 2017
Jul 11-21
TRIP COST
$7995 (6-7 members)
$8495 (4-5 members)
Single supplement: $980
Internal airfare: $1750-$2600 (subject
to change)
Rwanda Gorilla extension: from $1995
TRIP LEVEL
1 2+ 3 4 5 6 7
4WD game viewing, easy walking
JON ARNOLD
JOHN WARBURTON-LEE